Sparty fans have still considered him a commit before today when he's been spending all his time in AA vs. East Lansing. If we was really commited to MSU, he would have been spending time with future teammates and coaches in E.L. building relationships. 3 weekends in a row in Ann Arbor when things were also going on in Spartyland pretty much was all she wrote for his commitment.

Plus he speculated that Magnus was merely posing as a High School Coach who loves Michigan and uses his "recruiting prowess" to brainwash us into submitting Earth to the will of the duck aliens of Glipnar VII, but I may have been huffing paint thinner during that.

For now they are taking it in stride. I think that they're expecting him to go somewhere other than Michigan if he doesn't go to MSU. I am sure that if he were to commit to Michigan you would see a different story on their board and the meltdown would then start.

While some of their rational fans expected this to happen a while ago they have had a couple threads that got deleted the instant the slightest hint of meltdown showed up. The mods are acting fast over there right now.

Smart move by the mods to act on this. They don't need Drake or his family to see him being smeared online because some unruly fans think that is the way to react when a HS athlete does not appear committed to their program any more. It didn't win Kyle Kalis back to OSU, and it is unlikely to win Drake Harris to MSU. Their best move is to be gracious as he completes the recruiting process. It is far from over for him.

Out of curiosity how old are you? I don't want this to sound dickish because I have an honest curiosity but do people, especially younger people, really let what they would read online written by a bunch faceless fanatical people have an affect on them? I am 35 and just can't relate to this mindset.

I'm 42. I don't know that I would personally overreact to what an internet mob has to say, but again, let's think back to the Kyle Kalis situation. I don't know if the internet nonsense was a factor in his decision making, but I do know that there is no way it helped OSU in the matter.

I am of the opinion that if he is really troubled by any of that, he has a difficult road ahead.

That isn't to say that I approve of such activity - but it is just a fact of life that any individual, in any walk of life must face as soon as they poke their respective heads up out of the turnip patch.

Edit: once again, I would like to thank my fellow MGoBloggers for watching and reporting on the goings-on over in EL. I just can't bring myself to go read, but I am still curious, and enjoy a good laugh from time to time.

"Is UM just negatively recruiting against us and flat out lying to these kids?"

"Do we think UM is cheating again? Has to keep up with O$U and $EC"

And my personal favorite, "Does anyone realy want some young punk whose Twitter handle is "Drizzy Get Busy"? Sounds like a tool" ... because Sparty athletes are well known for their poise and self-restraint on social media.

Someone on tBB posted quotes from recruits, without naming the recruits. One of them said something to the effect of, I was going to go to MSU, until my coaches pointed out they haven't put any Oline (or some position) into the NFL, I never knew that and it changed my mind immediately. They showed me the (position) and that they had put people into the NFL, I just couldn't be selfish with my decision and had to make the best decision for me.

Granted, if we can take walkon recievers and put them in the NFL for a couple of years, maybe the coaching up part is better than the recruiting. I'll try to reserve any judgements on the staff until after this year. One more mediocre year, and I would hope something will be done offensively.

I get it..we haven't put anybody on the Oline in the NFL in a while. Fine. But what recruits need to understand that in order to get players into the NFL we need talent. We will see what happens this year with Bollman on board.

If thats sarcasm then its the best ever...if not baahahahahahhahahahhahhaha

I'm sure that "other" board is having a total meltdown right now even though this was probably seen as inevitable. 3 visits within 3 weeks while there were events going on at MSU is pretty telling. It's not a lock he comes to Michigan but it feels more likely he would pick Michigan than MSU. Would love to have this kid!

Same thing happened when it came out that Michigan was at the top. His dad said it wasn't true. Seems like his dad just wants him to keep everything under wraps, which is probably wise considering how some of these recruitments go (i.e. Gunner Kiel).

It seems like his dad keeps interjecting in the media when Drake says something he doesn't like. Seems like they need to get on the same page or Drake's dad needs to get that he can make decisions without him

Maybe dad is sold on MSU, but Drake is feeling UM a bit more. Parents and kids aren't always going to go in the same direction on these things. Let's hope Mr. Harris also gets won over to the good side . . .

That was my best guess as to why dad would say that Drake is still committed to MSU. If he is not an MSU backer, I'm out of ideas. It would certainly appear that Drake is, if not a UM lean, not an MSU commit either. Strange situation, to say the least . . .

and I know you're joking, but Tom Gholson was a 5* and I believe Lawrence Thomas was briefly before fattening up and playing some fullback. Plus, if there's one position I wouldn't worry about if I was a Sparty, It'd be WR. They always seems to find someone pretty good

The tears won't taste best when he commits, the tears will taste best when he goes off for 8 receptions and 2 touchdowns in another of what is to be many Spartan beatdowns at the hands of the Wolverines. That's when it will hurt the most and it will be glorious.

Stating the obvious, but WR is the only position where there is not ridiculous depth. Coach Borges' downfield playaction game was a beautiful sight to behold at times once Devin took over, and that without any real run game or an elite receiver to set it up. I think Coach Saban himself would have to raise his eyebrows when/if this becomes a position of strength.

My point is... Just because the chinless troll Meyer is recruiting him, that doesn't automatically make it a long battle between OSU and Michigan. He is not the God of recruiting. He had visited Michigan the past three weeks so, Maybe your buckeye friends should wake up and realize Urban is not going to walk all over Michigan.

I love how "little brother" was their huge motivating factor and Dantonio just gives us something to hang on the wall to hate them everyday. This gets the players hyped way more than "little brother". The team wants to show Sparty how much of a threat they are and that they're not "lying in the weeds".

CoachBrown took a huge hit with me when he reported UM was "Far and away" the leader for Harris. Then Harris' own family came out to say that was inaccurate reporting. The decommit is encouraging for sure, but I really cannot follow CoachBrown's take on this for anything anymore.

CoachBrown strikes me as the guy who recruits talk to, but they don't actually tell him anything. They just put up with him. I say that because he will give out quotes sometimes, but he never actually has insider info.

I'm not sure why I strike you or anybody that way. I obtain good info from recruits. I do have insider information and I get texts from recruits all the time. Wilton Speight had to change his phone number because of all the attention he was getting and he immediately let me know of his new number. Drake and I texted back and forth today for a while after his decommitment. The Ferns family sent me a Project 135 shirt. I have a good rapport with people and I do it the right way. I seriously do not get the negative responses I get. I communicate regularly with Ace, he has cited me several times, and Brian put my site on the sidebar. What else do I have to do? Haha, I sure am trying!

drake's family hasn't always been on the same page as drake sometimes when interviews come out because even today, Drake decommitted and talked to TomVH but hadn't talked to his dad yet. Dad gets inteviewed and says he's still a commit, then talks to Drake and finds out the truth. I think he was more going on a gut feeling with that than stating a fact, but I take him with the same grain of salt I took Tremendous until he proved over time to have good relations and then got hired by 247.

Although signing day 2014 is pretty far off, and none of these guys are committed yet, it is not that far fetched to think that our receiving corps could include WRs Drake Harris and Corey Holmes and TE Daniel Helm. I'm sure we can come up with some terrible/great Triple H puns here.

Every time Harris visited Ann Arbor as a MSU commit my thoughts deliciously centered on visions of Dantonio brooding, twitching, snearing in a darkened living room somewhere in E. Lansing, a smoldering sofa visible through the window behind him.

It wasn't the torture that got him. It was the anticipation! and now it's gone.

In other news, Elijah Hood released a new top 5 and we are his number 3 behind Notre Dame and UNC. His number 2 keeps changing, but his number 1 doesn't. As much as I would love to keep playing ND, this is a kid I'd rather not be facing.

I made a ton of bad decisions when I was his age. He thinks that he is too good for MSU football, truth is that the MSU family is too good for him. Good luck to him, extra spot for a kid that wants to be a spatan!!

I can't read that message board. It takes all of my will to not respond to some of the drivel that gets posted there. Not even because I disagree with it, just because some of the posters are that stupid.

Perhaps, but they've already had to lock and delete two other threads on the RCMB because the fans were getting a little out of hand over the news of Harris' decommitment. While it's true that all fanbases have their share of assholes, the Spartan fanbase definately seems to be made up of a higher percentage of them.

RT “@CoachBrown3: 2014 WR Drake Harris on MSU: "It just isn't the place where I want to be for football."”

wonder who got in his ear, its taking EVERY ounce of self-control not to go off on some rant.

And there is the nail in that coffin

I thought he grew up a Spartan fan? WTF i wasn't expecting this WTFWTFWTF. FUCKSHDHDHSJSISBFUCKSHSFUCKSUSJDJFUCKSOSOSHFUCKAWDFUCKSPSOFUCKAHSHSJFUCK.

Not the first time that's happened. Won't be the last either.

Maybe he was one of those awesome "I'm an MSU basketball and UofM football fan" people.

Coach D needs to kill his scholarship offer out of principle. You don't commit here, post pictures of MSU with "home sweet home," and then start spending tons of time at scUM and sing their fight song.

*yawn* There are plenty of WR recruits out there. Not like we were strapped for WR talent anyway.

The kid bought all the BS Hoke was telling him about us. Our coaches have to do a better job of recruiting, Harris was ours to lose and obviously MD and company didn't get the job done.

This is such fucking bullshit. God it is so tough to be a Spartan sometimes.

Short turn this doesn't hurt the team much, WR talent is fine right now. But long term, this hurts perceptions about our program. A highly ranked kid who grew up a fan wanted to check out "bigger football schools" and will likely attend one.

He visited Michigan 3 weekends in a row? Jesus.

If it was simply a matter of "Coach, I may have jumped the gun and I need to decommit and look at my options," then that would have been a different story. However, Harris remained committed to MSU but he was acting like he was a strong verbal to scUM. Singing Hail to the Victors as a MSU commit after the MSU/scUM game? Ridiculous.

Worst part of this is that it is starting look like Michigan picks who thy want, then OSU, then we get what's left. It is annoying because coach D is 10x the coach fat boy is.

I know you guys are fishing but let's be honest, the kid wants to play at a national football program. The reason why he picked here in the first place is because he was playing both sports and didn't have many major football offers. He is focusing on football and then the offers rolled in.

Writing on the wall.

Obviously some of the comments have since been deleted. I tried to snag as many nuggets as I could before they delete the thread altogether.

He was just interviewed by some guy named Kevin Gehl at WLNS (Lansing TV 6). Here's a tidbit that will be loved by Sparty "Im just playing football now, I wanna play at a bigger school, win a national championship."

It looks good but I wouldn't say "lock" for us just yet. He visited MSU a lot and has now visited us a lot. He has already discussed going to visit OSU and being a 2014 recruit, it looks like this is just now getting started rather than coming to an end. He has expressed interest in OSU, Alabama, and I think ND and Oregon as well. I'm betting this is going to be a long wait and see what happens.

Definitely agree and I think the way this is going right now (basically an explosion inside of a circus inside of a bum rush of schools trying to contact him and get him to visit) it's probably for the best. What is there left to see after spending the last couple weekends in AA? I am sure he has met some of the recruits and seen everything the campus and staff can offer. Now he has made it clear he wants to get out and see some other schools. It's best we don't end up like MSU (or OSU with Marshall) and jump on him right now only to see him reopen things at a later date. Let him live it up now, get it all out, then hopefully come back when he sees his best options here.

For the past 4 years, MSU has made my blood boil. Now it's basically back to being, "Aww, you guys had a good little run and tried sooo hard!! Great job!!"

For the long term success of michiganstate, I really think they need to follow oregon's lead with the uniforms. They have a pretty cool logo, pretty classic colors that could make some really cool uniforms if they would get creative and take some risks. Also, when Michigan is running a pro-style offense, they need to accept that they will just not be able to compete with us and run a spread-like offense. Maybe that sounds arrogant? I think it's just realistic. Jim Bollman, really? Lol

Let's see. Harris visits Ann Arbor 3 weekends in a row and then decommits from MSU one day after his last visit. I'd say we're in good shape but I do think it'll be awhile before he makes any decision IMO.

Clearly, his commitment can go a lot of ways, so I don't celebrate because I honestly think he will commit to Michigan, but I DO celebrate knowing that Dantonio gets a few less hours of sleep knowin' he's been had!

While it might be too early for leaders (and he doesn't claim any), it's safe to say that MSU is in the rearview mirror. That's one less (little) program getting in his ear. No way he goes back there now so it's just us and... pretty much the rest of the big boys in college football slugging it out. All these early visits will only help.

@KevinGehlWLNS Drake Harris: "Since I'm just playing football now, I wanna play at a bigger school, win a national championship."

I despise Dantonio and MSU as much as anyone, and it is true they aren't on a trajectory to be a NC contender. But not calling personally to make the decommit after being committed so long and making comments like that just doesn't seem like the classiest way to do it.

This asshat writes for the Lansing State Journal. He implies that Drake Harris is "feeble minded" and "must-stare-at-his-cellphone-every-free-second-for-stimulation". No rotten grapes there. Way to show off that spartan class Graham. He goes off on some delusional rant about how MSU is just as likely to win a National Championship as UM and OSU...It's pretty funny stuff, you'd think it was straight out of RCMB...